Vicuña Mackenna
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| location | 33 ° 55 ′ S , 64 ° 23 ′ W | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 240 m | ||
| Population (2010): | 10,400 | ||
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 Cordoba
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| Department : | Río Cuarto | ||
| Local community: | Vicuña Mackenna | ||
| Mayor: | Héctor Laborde UCR | ||
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| Postal code : | X6140 | ||
| Telephone code: | +54 03583 | ||
Vicuña Mackenna is a city in the Río Cuarto department , Cordoba Province , Argentina . In 1991 it had almost 7,200 inhabitants, the number rose to around 10,400 by 2010.
location
Vicuña Mackenna is geographically part of the pampas . The city is located in the south of the province, about 300 km from the provincial capital Córdoba , at the intersection of national roads 7 and 35 . The city got its name after a train station that opened in 1885 on the Buenos Aires - Mendoza railway line . In May 1911, the then governor of the province of Córdoba, Felix Tomás Garzón, decided to name the nearest town, which was previously called "Pueblo Torres", after the train station. The city was given its current name by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento in honor of his friend, the Chilean writer and historian Benjamin Vicuña Mackenna .
economy
The city is one of the most dynamic economies in the region, the main activity being agriculture . There are soybeans , peanuts and corn grown, other areas are dairy products and agritourism. In the city there are several industrial companies for the processing of agricultural products, including meat production.
Web links
- La Localidad de Vicuña Mackenna, Córdoba on turismocordoba.com.ar
Individual evidence
- ↑ Héctor Laborde obtuvo la reelección en Vicuña Mackenna on lmcordoba.com.ar, accessed on February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Vicuña Mackenna y General Deheza, dos nuevas ciudades sin título ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at puntal.com.ar, accessed February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Vicuña Mackenna Mapas on ruta0.com, accessed February 19, 2015.
- ^ Mackenna Eventos ( Memento of February 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
